iGavel Auctions: Pair of Chinese Yellow Silk Ladies Lotus Shoes, c. 1900 CAC1

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Estimate
$200-400

Description
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Provenance
Property from the Collection of Brigadier General Charles A. Coolidge
The Coolidge Ledger: "found in storeroom of Emperor of C.Winter Palace, Peking Sept. 1900" Ledger number 174 and 360
Note: The Winter Palace was the name used by Emperors for the Zhongnanhai
On loan: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 14, 1932, number 66AB

Measurements
Length: 5 1/2 inches

Weight

Condition
the silk faded, with light soiling and discoloration, with other wear and signs of age